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NEW  YORK  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


ASTOR   LENOX   AND   TILDEN 
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CENTRAL  BUILDING  GUIDE 


THE 
NEW  YORK  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 

ASTOR  LENOX  AND  TILDEN 
FOUNDATIONS 


CENTRAL  BUILDING  GUIDE 


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CONTENTS 

PACK 

General  statement 5-7 

Basement  7-9 

First   floor 9-11 

Second  floor 12-14 

Third  floor 14-18 

Directory  of  rooms 19-20 

Board  of  trustees 21 

Officers    22 

Central  building  staff 23-25 

Regulations    26-28 

Directory  of   branches 29-30 


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The  building  at  Forty-second  street  and 
Fifth  avenue  contains  the  general  administra- 
tion offices  of  The  New  York  Public  Library, 
the  central  reference  collection  of  over  a  mil- 
lion volumes,  and  a  circulation  collection  of 
30,000  volumes.  It  stands  on  a  part  of  the  site 
of  the  old  Croton  distributing  reservoir  and 
was  built  by  the  City  of  New  York,  at  a  cost  of 
about  $9,000,000,  for  occupation  by  The  New 
York  Public  Library.  The  act  providing  for 
its  erection  was  passed  by  the  Legislature  19 
May  1897,  Carrere  and  Hastings  were  ap- 
pointed architects  on  9  December  following, 
the  cornerstone  was  laid  on  10  November 
1902,  the  building  was  opened  to  the  public 
on  23  May  1911. 

The  building  is  in  form  of  a  rectangle,  390 
feet  long  and  270  feet  deep,  built  around  two 
inner  courts  each  about  80  feet  square;  it  has 
a  cellar,  basement,  and  three  upper  floors.  The 
area  covered  is  about  115,000  square  feet,  the 
cubic  contents  10,380,000  cubic  feet.  The  ma- 
terial is  largely  Vermont  marble  (375,000  cubic 
feet),  bonded  in  brick  walls.  There  are  seats 
for  768  readers  in  the  main  reading  room,  and 
seats  in  other  public  rooms  bring  the  total 
capacity  up  to  1,760.  In  the  main  stack  room 
are  334,530  feet  (63.3  miles)  of  shelving,  with 
capacity  for  about  2,500,000  volumes.  Book 
stacks  in  the  special  reading  rooms  amount  to 
about  70,(X30  feet,  with  capacity  for  about 
500,000  volumes. 


As  the  building  is  large,  and  the  dis- 
tances between  rooms  are  great,  the  reader 
or  visitor  may  save  some  useless  steps  if 
he  will  read  and  follow  the  appended  state- 
ment of  the  functions  of  the  various  rooms 
and  departments. 

The  main  reading  room  is  on  the  third 
(top)  floor  of  the  building,  on  the  west  or 
Bryant  Park  side.  It  is  reached  by  stairs 
leading  from  the  Fifth  avenue  entrance  or, 
more  easily,  by  the  elevators  in  the  hall  to 
the  left  of  the  Forty-second  street  entrance 
on  the  street  level.  Subject  to  a  few  simple 
regulations,  any  well-behaved,  unobjection- 
able person  may  have  brought  to  him,  for 
consultation  within  this  room,  practically 
any  book  in  the  building.  For  detailed  in- 
vestigation special  reading  rooms  are  pro- 
vided in  various  parts  of  the  building,  as 
noted  below,  where  a  reader  may  have  di- 
rect access  to  the  books  there  shelved. 

A  visitor  who  wishes  a  definition,  direc- 
tion, or  similar  brief  summary  will  probably 
find  it  most  convenient  to  use  the  few  ref- 
erence books  in  the  circulation  room  (80) 
opposite  the  Forty-second  street  entrance. 
If  these  fail  he  will  have  to  go  to  the  main 
reading  room.  A  visitor  who  wishes  to 
spend  an  hour  in  casual  or  aimless  brows- 
ing may  do  so  in  the  circulation  room  (80), 
or  among  the  books  on  open  shelves  in  the 
main  reading  room,  or  among  the  current 
periodicals  in  the  room  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  first  floor  (111). 

With   a  few  exceptions,   as   set  forth  in 


detail  below,  the  reading  rooms  are  open 
from  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to 
10  p.  m.  on  Sundays.  Books  from  the  special 
reading  rooms  are  available  for  consultation 
in  the  main  reading  room  when  the  smaller 
rooms  are  closed. 

Public  rooms  in  the  building  are  as  fol- 
lows: 


BASEMENT  FLOOR 

ENTRANCE   ON    FORTY-SECOND   STREET 

Checking  Room  (no.  81),  for  coats,  parcels, 
umbrellas,  etc.,  to  the  right,  in  the  entrance 
lobby. 

Circulating  Library  (80),  opposite  Forty- 
second  street  entrance.  Any  well-behaved,  un- 
objectionable person  may  read  books  within 
the  room;  cardholders  only  may  take  books 
out  for  home  use.  This  room  is  open  from 
9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  every  week  day  (including  all 
holidays),  and  from  2  to  6  p.m.  on  Sundays. 

Newspaper  Room  (84),  at  end  of  corridor,  to 
the  right.  Bound  volumes  of  newspapers  (ex- 
cept eighteenth  century  American  papers)  are 
to  be  consulted  here.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m. 
on  week  days ;  1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Children's  Room  (78),  along  corridor,  to 
the  left.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days. 
No  age  limit  for  children  using  this  room ; 
children  under  sixteen  are  not  admitted  to 
the  general  reading  rooms  unless  accompanied 
by  adults. 

Elevators  to  upper  floors,  off  the  left  hand 
corridor. 


Library  School  Office  (75),  to  the  right, 
along  Fifth  avenue  corridor.  Open  9  a.m.  to 
5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Telephone  Room  and  booths  (70),  to  the 
right,  along  Fifth  avenue  corridor.  Five  pay 
stations,  local  and  long  distance  connections. 
A  reader  expecting  telephone  calls  vi^hile  in  the 
building  should  tell  the  operator  his  name  and 
in  which  rooms  he  may  be  found. 

Travelling  Library  Office,  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  building.  Entrance  from 
the  Park  side.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  week 
days. 


FIRST  FLOOR 

ENTRANCE    ON    FIFTH    AVENUE 

Checking  Room,  for  coats,  parcels,  umbrel- 
las, etc.,  to  the  left,  under  staircase. 

Exhibition  Room  (113),  across  the  hall,  op- 
posite the  Fifth  avenue  entrance.  On  view 
here  are  books  of  interest,  manuscripts,  maps, 
prints,  etc.,  the  individual  pieces  displayed 
being  changed  from  time  to  time  as  occasion 
demands.  Through  the  glass  door  in  the  west 
wall  can  be  seen  one  floor  of  the  main  stack 
room  with  book  lifts  in  the  centre.  Open  9 
a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to  5  p.  m.  on 
Sundays. 

Current  Periodicals  Reading  Room  (111), 
entrance  from  the  hall  to  the  left  of  the  main 
entrance.  Over  7,000  current  periodicals  on 
file  for  consultation  within  the  building.  Back 
files  of  periodicals  must  be  called  for  in  the 
public  catalogue  room  on  the  third  floor. 

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The  more  technical  periodicals  relating  to 
public  documents,  American  history,  music  are 
to  be  consulted  in  the  special  reading  rooms 
devoted  to  those  subjects,  the  more  popular 
ones  in  this  room.  Current  newspapers  are  on 
file  in  the  newspaper  room  on  basement  floor. 
Periodicals  room  open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on 
week  days,  1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Library  for  the  Blind  (116),  along  hall 
(court  side)  to  right  of  main  entrance.  Open 
9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Technology  Room  (115),  along  hall  (ave- 
nue side)  to  right  of  main  entrance.  Open 
9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to  10  p.  m.  on 
Sundays. 

Patents  Room  (121),  west  end  of  Forty- 
second  street  corridor.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 
on  week  days.  Patents  may  be  consulted  on 
evenings  and  Sundays  by  arrangement  with 
the  technology  librarian  in  room  115. 

Bursar's  Office  (104),  Fortieth  street  cor- 
ridor, south  side.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on 
week  days. 

Chief  of  Circulation  Department  (102), 
Fortieth  street  corridor,  south  side.  Head- 
quarters of  the  branch  library  system.  Open 
9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Supervisor  of  Work  with  Children  (105), 
Fortieth  street  corridor,  court  side.  Open 
9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Building  Superintendent's  Office  (103), 
on  Fortieth  street  corridor,  court  side.  Open 
9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

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SECOND   FLOOR 

REACHED    BV    FIFTH   AVENUE   OR   FORTY-SECOND    STREET 
STAIRS  OR  BY  ELEVATORS 

Director's  Office  (210),  entrance  from 
Fifth  avenue  corridor  (avenue  side),  to  left 
of  main  stairway.  General  headquarters  of  the 
Library.    Open  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Assistant  Director's  Office  (211),  en- 
trance from  Fifth  avenue  corridor  (court 
side),  to  left  of  main  stairway.  Open  9  a.  m.  to 
5  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Slavonic  Collection  (216),  entrance  from 
central  hall  at  right  angle  to  Fifth  avenue  cor- 
ridor. Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days, 
1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays.  Books  in  Russian, 
Polish,  and  other  Slavonic  languages. 

Jewish  Collection  (217),  entrance  from 
central  hall  at  right  angle  to  Fifth  avenue  cor- 
ridor. Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days. 
1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Oriental  Collection  (219),  entrance  from 
central  hall  at  right  angle  to  Fifth  avenue  cor- 
ridor. Books  in  Arabic,  Persian,  Turkish,  Chi- 
nese, Japanese,  and  other  eastern  languages. 
Open  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Science  Room  (225),  entrance  from  Fifth 
avenue  corridor  (avenue  side)  to  right  of  main 
stairway.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week 
days,  1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Economics  and  Sociology  Room  (228),  en- 
trance on  Forty-second  street  corridor.     Open 

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9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to  10  p.  in. 
on  Sundays. 

Public  Documents  Room  (229),  west  end  of 
Fifth  avenue  corridor.  Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m. 
on  week  days,  1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 


THIRD  FLOOR 

REACHED    BY    FIFTH    AVENUE   OR    FORTY-SECOND    STREET 
STAIRS    OR    BY    ELEVATORS 

Public  Catalogue  Room  (315)  and  Main 
Reading  Room,  entrance  at  head  of  stairs  on 
Fifth  avenue  corridor. 

At  the  information  desk  in  the  centre  of  the 
public  catalogue  room  is  the  Information  Li- 
brarian. He  and  his  assistants  are  there  to 
help  readers  who  need  or  ask  for  help. 

Here  is  the  general  card  catalogue  of  the 
Library.  The  cards  in  the  drawers  along  the 
west,  north,  and  east  sides  of  the  room,  to  the 
right  as  one  enters,  record  by  author  and  sub- 
ject (in  some  cases,  by  title)  all  books  avail- 
able for  consultation  in  the  building;  the  ar- 
rangement is  in  one  alphabet.  Letters  on  the 
upper  right  hand  corner  of  the  cards  indicate 
where  the  books  are  located. 

The  reader  should  decide  which  author  he  is 
looking  for  or  which  subject  he  wishes  to  ex- 
amine; take  to  a  consulting  table  the  tray  con- 
taining the  cards  relating  to  this  author  or 
subject;  there  copy,  on  application  slips  pro- 
vided for  the  purpose,  the  name  of  the  author, 
the  title  and  date  of  publication  of  the  book, 
and  the  class  or  shelf  mark,  (t.  e.,  the  letters  on 


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the  upper  right  hand  corner)  as  indicated  on 
the  catalogue  card,  using  one  shp  for  each 
separate   work. 

He  should  then  return  the  tray  to  its  proper 
place  and  hand  in  his  slip  or  slips  at  the  pneu- 
matic tubes  in  the  information  desk  in  the 
middle  of  the  room. 

The  attendant  will  give  him  in  exchange  for 
the  slips  a  card  bearing  a  number. 

The  reader  should  then  take  this  card  into 
the  main  reading  room,  through  the  door  oppo- 
site the  entrance,  going  into  the  north  room,  to 
the  right,  if  his  card  number  is  odd,  into  the 
south  room,  to  the  left,  if  the  number  is  even. 

In  the  main  reading  room,  the  reader 
should  wait  in  front  of  the  indicator  over  the 
delivery  desk  until  this  indicator  shows  the 
same  number  as  the  one  on  his  card.  This 
means  that  his  books  are  ready  for  him;  they 
will  be  delivered  on  surrender  of  his  indicator 
card.  He  may  then  take  them  to  any  un- 
occupied seat  in  the  room. 

When  he  has  finished  with  them  he  should 
return  them  to  the  east  end  of  the  delivery 
desk,  and  tell  the  attendant  his  name. 

If  the  reader  chooses  to  go  first  into  the 
main  reading  room,  select  a  seat,  return  to  the 
public  catalogue  room  and  write  that  seat  num- 
ber on  his  application  slip,  he  may  then  file 
his  slip  and  go  directly  to  the  seat  he  has 
chosen,  without  waiting  before  the  indicator. 
As  soon  as  his  books  are  received  by  the  desk 
attendants  they  will  be  delivered  at  his  seat,  if 
he  is  there  to  receive  them. 

If  the  reader  has  drawn  some  books  and 
needs  others  he  should  return  to  the  public  cat- 
alogue room,  fill  out  the  necessary  slips,  and 
hand  them  in  as  before ;  this  time,  however,  he 
should  put  on  his  slips  the  number  of  the  seat 

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at  which  he  has  been  working  in  the  main  read-' 
ing  room.    He  now  receives  no  numbered  wait- 
ing card,  for  his  books  will  be  delivered  to  him 
at  the  seat  noted  on  his  application  slip,  if  he 
is  there  to  receive  them. 

On  the  west  side  of  the  public  catalogue 
room,  to  the  left  of  the  door  into  the  main 
reading  room  are  sets  of  the  printed  catalogues 
of  the  British  Museum  library  and  the  Biblio- 
theque  Nationale  of  Paris,  with  a  selection  of 
ready  reference  books.  On  the  south  side  are 
filed  catalogue  cards  of  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress at  Washington  and  a  set  of  cards  record- 
ing by  authors  the  books  available  for  with- 
drawal for  home  use  from  the  circulation 
room  (80)  and  the  children's  room  (78)  on 
the  basement  floor. 

Along  the  walls  of  the  main  reading  room 
are  shelved  about  25,000  volumes  that  may  be 
read  without  the  formality  of  signing  applica- 
tion blanks.  These  works  may  be  taken  to  the 
tables  or  may  be  consulted  on  the  lecturns  at 
the  end  of  each  reading  table;  they  should  be 
returned  promptly  to  their  places  when  through 
with.  Modern  general  atlases  are  shelved  in 
stands  near  the  delivery  desk.  Large  maps  may 
be  consulted  on  the  rolls  at  the  north  and  south 
ends  of  this  room.  For  extended  study  of 
maps  and  atlases  the  reader  should  go  to  the 
map  room  (304)  on  this  floor,  along  the  Forti- 
eth street  corridor. 

The  public  catalogue  room  and  the  main 
reading  room  are  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m. 
on  week  days  (including  all  holidays),  1  to 
10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Stuart  Room  (316),  at  head  of  main  stair- 
way, opposite  public  catalogue  room.  The 
books,  pictures,  shells,  minerals,  objects  of  art, 
etc.,  in  this  room  were  bequeathed  to  the  Lenox 

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Library  in  1892  by  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Stuart. 
Open  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days.  Closed 
on  Sundays. 

Art  and  Architecture  Room  (313),  along 
Fifth  avenue  corridor,  to  the  south.  Books  on 
the  graphic  arts,  sculpture,  architecture,  etc. 
Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to  10 
p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Print  Room  (308),  southeast  corner.  For 
admission  to  study  prints  application  should 
be  made  to  the  Director;  application  blanks 
may  be  got  from  the  attendant  in  charge  or 
in  the  office  of  the  Director.  Open  9  a.  m. 
to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to  6  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Map  Room  (304),  along  the  Fortieth  street 
corridor.    Open  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

American  History  Room  (300),  southwest 
corner,  entrance  through  main  reading  room. 
Open  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days.  1  to 
10  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

Genealogy  Room  (328),  northwest  corner, 
entrance  through  main  reading  room.  Open 
9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days,  1  to  10  p.  m. 
on  Sundays. 

Mu.sic  Room  (324),  Forty-second  street  cor- 
ridor.    Open  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week  days. 

Picture  Galleries.  Along  the  north  end  of 
the  Fifth  avenue  front  and  the  east  end  of  the 
Forty-second  street  front  are  four  picture  gal- 
leries. The  Stuart  gallery,  opposite  the  public 
catalogue  room,  is  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  o  p.  m. 
on  week  days  and  is  closed  on  Sundays.  The 
other  galleries  are  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m. 
on  week  days  and  from  1  to  5  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 
The  paintings  in  these  galleries  are  a  permanent 
collection.  The  prints  and  engravings  are 
changed  from  time  to  time. 

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DIRECTORY  OF  ROOMS 


ROOM 
NUMBER 


NAME    OF    OFFICE  FLOOR 

Accessions    Room 2  200a 

American  History 3  300 

Architecture 3  313 

Art   3  313 

Assistant  Director's 

Office 2  211 

Bindery  Basement  60 

Blind  Books 1  116 

Building  Superintendent..   1  103 

Bursar   1  104 

Catalogue  Room   (Public)  3  315 

Cataloguing    Room 2  200 

Cataloguing  Room 1  100 

Checking  Room Basement  81 

Checking  Room 1  j   g"^;^^ 

Children's    Rooms Basement  78 

Circulating  Library Basement  80 

Circulation  Department 

Offices 1  102 

Current  Periodicals 1  111 

Director's  Office 2  210 

Economics    2  228 

Elevators    all 

Engineer   1  103 

Exhibition  Room 1  113 

Genealogy  3  328 

Jewish    Literature 2  217 

Lecture  Room 2  213 

Library  School Basement  75 

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NAME    OF    OFFICE  FLOOK 


KOOU 
NUMBER 


Main  Reading  Room 3 

Manuscripts  3  303 

Maps    3  304 

Music 3  324 

Newspapers   Basement  84 

Order  Room 2  204 

Oriental   Literature 2  219 

Patents    1  121 

Periodicals    (Current) 1  111 

Photographing 3  326 

Picture  Galleries 3  316-322 

Printing  Of  f ice Basement  58 

Prints 3  308 

Public  Catalogue  Room. . .  3  315 

Public  Documents 2  229 

Reading  Room  (Main)...  3 

Science    2  225 

Shipping  Office Basement  51 

Slavonic  Literature 2  216 

Sociology    2  228 

Stuart  Collection 3  316 

Supervisor  of  Work  with 

Children    1  105 

Supervisor  of  School 

Work  1  102 

Technology    1  115 

Telephones  Basement  70 

Travelling  Libraries Basement 

Trustees'   Room 2  '  206 


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BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES 

John  W.  Alexander,  116  East  6Sth  street. 
William  W.  Appleton,  35  West  32nd  street. 
John  L.  Cadwalader,  40  Wall  street. 
Andrew  Carnegie,  2  East  91st  street. 
Cleveland  H.  Dodge,  99  John  street. 
John  Murphy  Farley,  452  Madison  avenue. 
Samuel  Greenbaum,  2  East  94th  street. 
Frederic  R.  Halsey,  22  West  53rd  street. 
John  Henry  Hammond,  40  Wall  street. 
Lewis  Cass  Ledyard,  54  Wall  street. 
J.  PiERPONT  Morgan,  23  Wall  street. 
Morgan  J.  O'Brien,  2  Rector  street. 
Stephen  H.  Olin,  32  Nassau  street. 
Henry  Fairfield  Osborn,  American  Museum 

of  Natural  History. 
William   Barclay   Parsons,  60  Wall   street. 
George  L.  Rives,  32  Nassau  street. 
Charles  Howland  Russell,  15  Broad  street. 
Edward  W.  Sheldon,  45  Wall  street. 
George  W.  Smith,  149  Madison  avenue. 
Frederick  Sturges,  31  Nassau  street. 
Henry  W.  Taft,  40  Wall  street. 
William  Stewart  Tod,  5  Nassau  street. 
William  J.  Gay  nor. 

Mayor  of  the   City   of   New   York    (ex-officio). 

William  A.  Prendergast, 

Comptroller  of  the  City  of  New  York  (ex-officio). 

John  Purroy  Mitchel, 

President  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen   (ex-officio). 

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OFFICERS 
President:  Hon.  John  L.  Cadwalader,  LL.D. 


First   Vice-President: 

Hon.  George  L.  Rives,  LL.D. 

Second  Vice-President: 

Lewis  Cass  Ledyard,  Esq. 


Secretary:  Charles  Howland  Russell,  Esq., 

476  Fifth  avenue. 


Treasurer:  Edward  W.  Sheldon,  Esq., 

United  States  Trust  Company,  45  Wall  street. 


Director:  Dr.  John  S.  Billings,  D.C.L.,  LL.D., 

476  Fifth  avenue. 


Assistant  Director:  Edwin  H.  Anderson,  Esq., 

476  Fifth  avenue. 


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CENTRAL  BUILDING  STAFF 

ROOM 

Dr.  John  S.  Billings,  Director 210 

Edwin  H.  Anderson,  Assistant  director.     211 

H.  M.  Lydenberg,  Chief  reference  libra- 
rian       2 10 

I.  Ferris  Lockwood,  Bursar 104 

John  H.  Fedeler,  Building  superintend- 
ent         103 

C.  H.  A.  Bjerregaard,  in  charge  of  main 
reading  room 

F.  A.  Waite,  in  charge  of  public  cata- 
logue room 315 

Axel  Moth,  in  charge  of  reference  cata- 
loguing   .  > 200 

W.  B.  A.  Taylor,  in  charge  of  reference 
accessioning  200a 

George  J.  Coombes,  in  charge  of  refer- 
ence book  orders 204 

Miss  G.  P.  Hill,  in  charge  of  reference 
periodicals    204 

Miss  M.  V.  Leavitt.  in  charge  of  refer- 
ence gift  records 204 

WiLBERKORCE  Eames,  in  charge  of  Ameri- 
cana, reserve  books,  etc 300 

Frank  Weitenkampf,  in  charge  of  art 
collection 313 

Edward  Silsky,  in  charge  of  music  col- 
lection         324 

Henry  C.  Strippel,  in  charge  of  gen- 
ealogy   collection 328 

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ROOM 

Herman  Rosenthal,  in  charge  of  Sla- 
vonic collection 216 

A.  S.  Freidus,  in  charge  of  Jewish  collec- 
tion       217 

Dr.  Richard  Gottheil,  in  charge  of  ori- 
ental collection 219 

Dr.  Henryk  Arctowski,  in  charge  of 
science  collection 225 

Dr.  C.  C.  Williamson,  in  charge  of  eco- 
nomics collection : 228 

Miss  A.  R.  Hasse,  in  charge  of  public 
documents  collection 229 

Shipley  W.  Richer,  in  charge  of  current 
periodicals    room Ill 

W.  B.  Gamble,  in  charge  of  technology 
room    115 

D.  Harris  Underhill^  in  charge  of  news- 
paper   room 84 

William  H.  Sch\v.\rten,  Superintendent 
of  printing  office  and  bindery 58 


Benjamin  Adams,  Chief  of  circulation 
department   102 

H.  O.  Wellman,  Assistant 102 

Miss  Emma  F.  Cragin,  in  charge  of  cir- 
culation  cataloguing 100 

LeRoy  Jeffers,  in  charge  of  circulation 
book  orders 100 

Edwin  White  Gaillard,  Supervisor  of 
work  with  schools 102 

Miss  Annie  Carroll  Moore,  Supervisor 
of   work  with   children 105 

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ROOM 

Miss  Rose  Murray,  Supervisor  of  circu- 
lation binding 102 

Miss  Anna  Burns,  in  charge  of  central 
circulation    80 

Miss  Jessie  G.  Sibley,  in  charge  of  chil- 
dren's room 78 

Miss  Lucille  Goldthwaite,  in  charge  of 
library  for  the  blind s 116 

Miss  A.  E.  Brown,  in  charge  of  travelling 
libraries 50a 


Miss  Mary  W.   Plummer,  Principal  of 
library   school 75 


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REGULATIONS 

I.  The  public  catalogue  room,  main  read- 
ing room  and  the  special  reading  rooms  are 
open  from  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days, 
1  to  10  p.  m.  on  Sundays,  except  that  the  map 
room,  music  room,  and  children's  room  close  at 
6  p.  m.  on  week  days  and  the  entire  day  on 
Sundays.  The  library  for  the  blind  closes  at 
5  p.  m.  on  week  days  and  for  the  entire  day 
on  Sundays.  The  central  circulation  room  is 
open  from  9  a.  m.  to  10  p.  m.  on  week  days 
and  from  2  to  6  p.  m.  on  Sundays.  The  print 
room  is  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  on  week 
days,  1  to  6  p.  m.  on  Sundays. 

II.  The  reading  rooms,  circulation  room, 
picture  galleries,  and  exhibition  rooms  are 
free  to  all;  use  of  the  print  room  is  restricted 
to  persons  holding  tickets  of  admission.  Chil- 
dren under  the  age  of  fifteen  must  be  accom- 
panied by  an  adult  except  in  the  children's 
room. 

III.  The  librarians  and  attendants  shall  at 
all  times  furnish  readers  with  such  informa- 
tion and  help  as  will  enable  them  to  use  the 
Library  to  the  best  advantage.  They  must  see 
that  all  rules  are  strictly  obeyed,  but  shall 
always  act  courteously  and  discreetly. 

IV.  No  person  who  is  intoxicated  or  other- 
wise objectionable  to  readers  shall  be  admit- 
ted. No  person  shall  abuse  the  privileges  of 
the  Library  by  immoral  or  unbecoming  con- 

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duct,  or  by  acting  in  such  a  manner  as  to  cause 
annoyance  to  other  readers.  In  any  case  re- 
quiring immediate  action,  the  officer  in  charge 
may  cause  the  offender  to  be  at  once  excluded 
from  the  building,  reporting  the  facts  of  the 
case  to  the  Director. 

V.  In  the  main  reading  room  certain  shelves 
are  set  apart  for  books  of  reference,  which 
readers  are  allowed  to  take  down  and  examine 
at  their  pleasure.  For  all  other  books  an  appli- 
cation shall  be  made  by  filling  out  and  signing 
one  of  the  blanks  provided  for  the  purpose. 
No  reader  shall  leave  the  Library  without  re- 
turning the  books  thus  drawn  and  having  them 
checked  off,  or  in  case  of  very  large  works, 
reporting  them  at  the  delivery  desk. 

VI.  Specially  rare  and  valuable  books  can 
only  be  obtained  by  permission  of  the  Libra- 
rian in  charge,  and  under  such  conditions  and 
restrictions  as  he  may  prescribe.  All  period- 
icals and  books  must  be  used  and  handled  with 
care,  and  readers  will  be  held  responsible  for 
any  damage  to  books  while  in  their  possession. 

VII.  It  is  forbidden  to  write  upon,  or  mark 
with  pen  or  pencil,  any  books  or  periodicals, 
or  to  turn  down  corners  of  leaves,  or  to  make 
tracings  of  drawings  or  engravings  except  by 
the  special  permission  of  the  Librarian  in 
charge  and  under  such  restrictions  as  he  may 
prescribe. 

VIII.  In  taking  notes,  pencils,  not  pens,  shall 
be  used,  except  by  a  special  permit  from  the 
Librarian  in  charge. 

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IX.  Parcels  and  books  must  be  left  in  the 
checking  rooms  near  the  Sth  avenue  and  42nd 
street  entrances  and  hats  and  coats,  canes  and 
umbrellas  should  also  be  checked  there.  For 
this  service  there  is  no  charge.  Passes  for 
books  not  belonging  to  the  Library  and  needed 
for  consultation  within  the  building  may  be 
obtained  from  the  checking  room  attendants. 

X.  Loud  conversation,  wnispering,  and  dis- 
turbing noises  are  prohibited  in  the  reading 
rooms.  Smoking  is  forbidden  in  all  parts  of 
the  building. 

XL  The  privilege  of  study  in  the  print  room 
is  restricted  to  card  holders ;  application  blanks 
for  these  cards  may  be  obtained  in  the  Direc- 
tor's office  or  from  the  curator  of  prints. 

Applications  for  the  privilege  of  withdraw- 
ing books  for  home  use  should  be  made  by 
adults  in  the  circulation  room  opposite  the 
42nd  street  entrance,  by  children  in  the  chil- 
dren's room  near  that  entrance. 


2H 


DIRECTORY  OF  BRANCHES 

MANHATTAN 

Central    Building,   476   Fifth   avenue,   40th   to 

42nd  streets. 
*East  Broadway,  33.     (Chatham  Square.) 
♦East  Broadway,  192.     (Seward  Park.) 
*RiviNGTON  Street,  61. 
♦Houston  street,  388  East.     (Hamilton  Fish 

Park.) 
*Leroy  street,  66.     (Hudson  Park.) 
Bond  Street,  49. 

8th  street.  135  Second  avenue.    (Ottendorfer.) 
*10th  street,  331  East.     (Tompkins  Square.) 
13th  street,  251  West.    (Jackson  Square.) 
*23rd  street,  228  East.     (Epiphany.) 
*23rd  street,  209  West.     (Muhlenberg.) 
*36th  street,  303  East.     (St.  Gabriel's  Park.) 
40th  street,  501  West.     (St.  Raphael.) 
42nd  street,  226  West.     (George  Bruce.) 
50th  street,  123  East.     (Cathedral.) 
*51st  street,  742  Tenth  avenue.     (Columbus.) 
♦S8th  Street,  121  East. 
*67th  Street,  328  East. 
*69th  street,  190  Amsterdam  avenue. 

(Riverside.) 
*78th  street,  1465  Avenue  A.     (Webster.) 
*79th  street,  222  East.     (Yorkville.) 
*81st  street,  444  Amsterdam  avenue. 

(St.  Agnes.) 

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*96th  Street,  112  East. 

lOOth  street,  206  West.    (Bloomingdale.  ) 

*  110th  street,  174  East.     (Aguilar.) 

*  115th  Street,  201  West. 

*124th  street,  9  West.    Mount  Morris  Park. 

(Harlem  Library.) 
*125th  Street,  224  East. 

*  135th  Street.  103  West. 

*145th  street,  503  West.    (Hamilton  Grange.) 
156th  street.    922  St.  Nicholas  avenue. 

(Washington  Heights.) 

BRONX 

*140th  street,  321  East,  corner  of  Alexander 

avenue.     (Mott  Haven.) 
*168th  street,  78  West,  corner  of  Woodicrest 

avenue.     (High  Bridge.) 
*169th  street,  610  East.     (Morrisania.) 
*176th  street,  1866  Washington  avenue. 

(Tremont.) 
*230th  street.    3041  Kingsbridge  avenue. 

(Kingsbridge.) 

richmond 

*St.  George.  5  Central  avenue.  Tompkins- 
ville  P.  O. 

*Port  Richmond.  75  Bennett  street,  Port 
Richmond  P.  O. 

*Stapleton.  132  Canal  street,  corner  of  Brook 
street.  Stapleton  P.  O. 

*ToTTENViLLE.  7430  Ambov  Road,  near  Pros- 
pect avenue,  Tottenville  P.  O. 


*  Carnegie  buildings,   open  full  hours  every  week 
day  (legal  holidays  included). 

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